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Texas Halts Data Center Permits Until Grid and Water Audits Are Completed

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sep. 21 directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to pause all permitting decisions for data center projects until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) completes its audit of data centers advancing through its interconnection process, tightening oversight as the state reassesses the rapid expansion of large power users…....

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California Enacts Data Center Laws Tightening Oversight of Water, Electricity and Land Use

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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sep. 21 signed a package of seven bills that strengthen oversight of data center development by requiring greater transparency on electricity, water, and land-use impacts while preventing developers from shifting infrastructure costs onto ratepayers. The legislation gives local governments more information to evaluate proposed projects as California seeks to accommodate…...